Category: Scoping Reviews

Emergency Department Communication in Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners

Communication factors that influence satisfaction with the hospital experience for PLWD included valuing of the person through staff actions, interactions, and person-centered care; activities of empowerment; and interactions of the environment with patient well-being (physical environment, social and organizational). Robust communication between hospital staff, PLWD and their care partners improves the hospital experience.

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Detecting Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Emergency Department

Over the last 2 decades, there have been multiple studies evaluating ED detection of cognitive impairment specifically focused on
dementia. Our scoping review identified more than 45 manuscripts
addressing accuracy of detection of cognitive impairment or dementia, 66 addressing pragmatic and practical ways for this detection, and
21 manuscripts overlapping in both.

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